The Community Paradigm sets out the case for a fundamental shift in how public services work – to share power with people rather than hoard it.

The approach guides our work as a think tank and network, and is building a movement of practitioners and policymakers who see this shift as increasingly urgent.

In March 2021 we added an updated preface to the report, to reflect the dramatic change in our national circumstances and outlook post-Covid. This new version includes guidance for public servants hoping to harness its potential in their own work.